Activities at Paternoster House Care Home
Our specialist activities staff are committed to organising a mix of activities and events for residents and the local community to get involved in, including trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and visits from entertainers and musicians. It is important to us that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Ashley
Hello, name is Ashley and I am the Activities Coordinator here at Paternoster House.
My aim is to ensure every resident is as happy and active as possible. We host a wide variety of activities and live entertainment including singers and bands, animal and music therapies, art sessions, gardening and outings to the local community.
I love getting to know new residents and their families and helping them to settle into life at Paternoster House.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Paternoster House Care Home
Paternoster House Residents Attend Local Community Group
Paternoster House went along to the 3 Social & Warm Space 4U which is run on the last Friday of the month in the Waltham Abbey Baptist Church. It is a dementia cafe for those at all stages of dementia and memory loss and their loved ones and carers.
Everyone loved the sing-along and dance and we were naturally the first on the dance floor! It was then eyes down for a game of bingo and our lovely resident violet won a beautiful orchid. We also took part in the quiz and were very grateful for Diane’s knowledge of 60s music and films making us runners up in the end.
The residents greatly enjoyed being part of this social event and we will be back next month!
Budgies with Character!
This month’s treat for residents at Paternoster House from Performing Pets were some wonderfully friendly budgies. The beautifully colourful budgies were a massive hit with residents and what characters they all were. The experience was second to none with happiness and smiles all round and it was surprising how many residents had owned budgies over the years.
Popular Baking Club
Baking Club is very popular with our residents and even more so the tasting of hard work with a cuppa! It was lovely to hear how everyone had baked with their own children and grandchildren and as well as everyone’s childhood memories of licking the bowl clean of the cake mixture! The team went round the whole home so everyone could have the opportunity to stir the mix.
Visit to White Water Rafting Centre
Paternoster House residents had a lovely walk around at the Lee Valley White Water Centre. We were made so welcome chatting to the wonderful lady on reception as well as a lovely man in a kayak offering to take us for a dip! We admired their bravery on such a crisp January day, although cold the sun on our faces was so nice and great to get out in the fresh air. You never know we might venture in when it is warmer!
Community Spirit
There has been such warmth and generosity from the local community this Christmas. A massive thank you to those who donated to the Community Christmas wish list at Waltham Abbey Tesco, your kind generosity means so much to our residents and thank you to Michelle Moore, the Community Champion you are a true star for making this possible.
We also had a lovely surprise visit from the Wishing Well Nursery who wanted to deliver Christmas biscuits and wish our residents a Merry Christmas along with a special message saying they are looking forward to visiting us again in 2024 for their weekly session of singing and playing with their friends at the home.
Wilson the Walaby Settles into Paternoster House!
Paternoster House had a very unusual Christmas visitor, Wilson the white wallaby! Performing Pets who bought along the special visitor explained the significance of white wallabies at Christmas, in Australia legend has it that Santa swapped his six reindeer for six white wallabies. Wilson enjoyed exploring, but was equally happy cuddling up to residents and staff. His fur was beautifully soft and like so many animals had real intuition as he calmly sat on residents’ beds and was very gentle.
Upcoming events
Networking Professionals' Breakfast
Join us for a relaxed breakfast Third Thursday of each month from 8.00–9.30am with the opportunity to network with local professionals and the Paternoster House team.
